The Nicodemus enterprise. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1887-1887, 1887-09-14
TX LIGHTEOOT, EDITOR.
ruE REPUBLICAN I'D COUNTY
CONVENTION

What IS said to have been the b
tr1e Republicans Of Graham county /
met ia delegate convention at Mill y
brook last Thursday, the 9Th, to !
nominate q county ticket, and they J
slceeded 90 well that there were two {
tickets nominated instead of one. !
Promptly at two o'clock p. m, Jim
Justus, better known as Peanut
lin called the house to order and
he and Hills Baby Elephant Wal :
lace, proceeded at once to make q
committee themselves on credetials
and to dictate to the Republicans
# Graham county who sit as dele
rates in that, convention and they
Aid their assumed duty we'll SO far
As they were concerned and these
two men decided themselves who
sbould vote and who should not vote
IN that convention entirely ignoring
d rule of the majority. Justus even f,
going so far as to state, that some /
bf the delegates had no more right ia |
there than democrats. We presume !
not for the only man who stated IN
from Bryant township was q demo
GRAFT. In fact Justus and Wallace,
run the first act to suit themselves.
It was simply a gross act Of injus-
tice in the manner in which the per-
fornance was conducted.
In W;ld Horse townshipthere were
30 Republicans present at the eau
Gus on the 5th at the proper time.
]. 7. Mullaney. n. D. Minor. G
G. Grow and Mr.. Franks received
27 votes for delegates, and the OPP
position, or Justus delegates, two
votes; and yet in direct violation Of
the will Of nine-tenths Of the loyal
republicans Of Wild Horse township
the Justus delegates were seated
on bogus credentials.
In Millbrook township there were
two caususes, one public and tbs
other private. At the public caucus
there were SO Republicans present
at the private caucus there were only
three, and one was paid Ito act al
secretary. In direct violation to al
the sacred principles Of republican
inns, the delegates elected by Justu
and his two paid tools, were seatet
N that convention, regardless of tn
wishes Of nine-tenths Of the loya
republicans Of Millbrook township
In other townships the same gam
was carried out by Justus and Hi
Is this the kind Of q precedent to s.
before the youngrcpublican voters
The following Of such men and til
approval Of such shemes would ver
soon lead us to q monarchal form
government.
1t remains TO be seen if the TRJ
Republicans of Graham county WI
indorse such proceeding as Wei
perretrated in Old Millbrook IL
Thursday, indorsing those nefariol
and outrageous schemes Of Hill a.
Justus, backed by their tools (
viii they set down on political trio
sters whoever they may be. Con
out and pride your political prime
pies above any county seat strife.
The Graham County DemocrS
q democratic paper, the editor
which was at the republican 60
vention, who is unbiased in his
pnion, of the proceeding Of the ]
publican county convention, trut
fully pictures the scene II {
following words;
To day the republicans met at t
court house in Millbrook for the pl
pose of nominating a county ticl
for the coming election. tn,
We're quite a number Of contest
delegations present who expected
have their claims fairly investigat
but they were greatly astonished
the supreme cheek and bull-doz
manner of James Justus, the |
City champion. Mr.. Jnstns be-
chairman Of the central commit
called the convention to order q
rs previously arranged, read
Games Of all the delegations FAY